Speeches
- Written by: Prince Thulani Zulu
“I bring warm greetings from the Zulu Kingdom especially to Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon and the true prophet, Prophet Radebe.”
- Written by: King Willard Mswati Gomane V, King of the Ngoni Maseko clan in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
“As it was in the Bible and continues today, prophets and kings work together to restore peace, development and unity amongst our people. It is with that same heart that I pledge my full support from my side to support this cause to encourage spirituality, traditional norms, and culture within our regions in Africa and all over the world.”
- Written by: H.E. Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger (1993-1996)
“I am speaking on the important issue of leadership, leadership for peace, unity and sustainable development in Africa. This international conference addresses relevant and current issues.”
- Written by: Hon. Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, and Representative of the President of South Africa
“You cannot have peace and prosperity in Africa unless there is peace and prosperity in every country in the continent.”
- Written by: Mrs. Kathy Rigney, Chairwoman of UPF-Africa
“The Africa Summit and Leadership Conference is an opportunity to focus on the urgent need for new vision and moral leadership by offering a framework for peacebuilding and development, grounded in core values and universal principles.”
- Written by: Dr. Thomas Walsh, Chairman, UPF International
“IAPD is the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development. It is an interfaith organization grounded in bringing people together for dialogue, cooperation, collaboration and partnership to address the critical problems that we face. The leaders are President Jonathan, President Ousmane, the beloved chairman of the ANC, H.E Mantashe and Prophet B.S. Radebe, so we are having a partnership of the religious and political sphere.”
- Written by: H.E. Goodluck Jonathan, president of Nigeria (2010-2015)
“Good governance attracts growth and investments. True democracy guarantees free and fair elections and peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another. It also brings about peace, which is the ideal setting that attracts the investments nations need to grow and develop.”
- Written by: Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, Co-Founder, UPF International
“When all of humanity works together with True Parents in unity to realize Heavenly Parent’s dream by become filial children to our Heavenly Parent and walking the path of true children, forming ideal true families, then the problems afflicting today’s world can all be resolved.”
- Written by: Dr. Yoshimitsu Nishikawa, Professor, Toyo University, Japan
“The Japan–Korea tunnel is a “peace tunnel” that would deepen the ties between Japan, Korea and the United States and contribute to peace and security in Northeast Asia.”
- Written by: Dr. Alexander Vorontsov, Head of the Department of Korean and Mongolian Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
“Russia continues to play a considerable role in order to facilitate peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. The recent visit of the DPRK leader to Vladivostok on April 24–26, 2019, and the first summit meeting with Russia Federation President Vladimir Putin confirm this fact.”
- Written by: Dr. Tadashi Kimiya, Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan
“Japan does not want North Korea to continue nuclear development and the development of nuclear arms. Denuclearization of North Korea will also be beneficial for Japan’s security. The South Korean government should confirm the common interests of Japan and South Korea for the denuclearization of North Korea and should emphasize the necessity of cooperation between Japan and South Korea.”
- Written by: Dr. Alexander Zhebin, Director, Center for Korean Studies, Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Moscow
“Russia’s firm conviction is that there is no alternative to inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation. Moscow never failed to confirm that Russia supports the policy of developing dialogue between the two Korean states and bringing them closer together and that Russia has always aspired to, and today expresses its unequivocal support for, a dialogue and rapprochement of the Korean states and maintaining a denuclearized Korean peninsula.”